Luggage rack



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LUGGAGE RACK. .APPLICATION FILED nEc.15, |920.

1,42731173, I Patented Aug. 29, w22.

WITNESS: y INVENTOR.

FRANK M Sra-CLL.

vcitizen of the United -States, residin NETE@ STAT FATNT @FFHCFO FRANK M. STOLL, 0F DENVER, COLORAD.

LUGGAGE RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patmtdl Aug.' 29, 11922.

Application led'December 15, 1920. Serial No.4301e.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. S'roLL, a at Denver, in the county of Denver and tate of Colorado, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Luggage Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to luggage racks for automobiles and its main object is to provide a collapsible device of simple, light and strong construction which in conjunction with the running board of a motor vehicle, forms a safe and capacious receptacle for suit cases and other articles of luggage l angles to the rails, as shown in Figure 2,

and merchandise.

Another object of my invention is to provide a luggage rack of this 'character which in its collapsed condition occupies an unobstructive position on the running board to which it is applied. Y

With the above and other objects in view all of which will fully appear in the course of the following description, my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawings in the various views of which like parts are similarly designated, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved luggage rack in its operative position on the running board of a motor vehicle;

Figure 2, a section on the line 2 2, Figure 1;

Figure 3, an enlarged section taken on the same line showing the rack in its collapsed condition;

Figure 4, a fragmentary plan view of one of the ends of the rack, looking in the direction of the arrow B, Figure 2H;

Figure 5, an enlarged view of the hinge connection between the longitudinal rails of the rack and the end pieces ofthe same;

Figure 6, an enlarged face view of one of the brackets by which a rack is fastened to the running board, and

Figure 7, an edge view of the same, looking in the direction of the arroW'A, Figure Referring more specifically to the drawings the reference character 2 designates the running board of a motor Vehicle to which the luggage rack is applied.

rIhe rack consists of a number of parallel rails 3 of channel or an le section which in practise extend longitu nally with relation to the runnin board and which are mounted in spaced re ation to .each other upon two uprights 4 of lazy tongs construction.

Fivotall connected at the ends of the upper an lower rails are two lazy tongs wings 5 which in the operative position of the rack close the spaces over the running board of the vehicle at the ends thereof.

The pivotal connection between the rails and the wings or end members of the structure is established through the medium of lugs 6 best shown in Figure 5 of the drawings.

The members 5 extend normally at right and they are readily moved about thein pivots in parallel relation to the same as indicated in broken lines in Figure 1, preparatory to folding the parts of the device together.

The rack is mounted on the running board through the medium of two angle brackets 7 which are fastened in a dependin position with relation to the forwar edge thereof by means of clamping screws 8.

Each bracket has horizontal and arcuate slots 9 and 10 to receive pivot pins 11 and 12 on the lazy tongs uprights of the structure through the medlum of which the rack is fastened to the brackets.

One of the diagonal levers of the lazy tongs at the lower extremity thereof is t0l tive brackets are connected to said extended levers.

The pins passing through the horizontal slots of the 'brackets/ are connected at the ends of the extensions 13, while those passv` ing throu h the arcuate slots of the same at the points at which the extended levers are connected with the adjoining members of the lazy tongs and one or both of the lastmentioned pivot pins of the two uprights may be threaded for the application of wingnuts 14 by which the structure is clamped in its adjusted positions. 4

In the drawings but one nut has been shown as applied to the pivot pin of the forward upright of the luggage rack, it being understood that the clamping action of this single nut is sulicient to maintain the entire structure in its extended position.

In the operative position of the lugga e rack as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of t e drawings, the rail 3 extends longitudinally lll@ in spaced relation to each other above the other ed e of the running board and the end mem rs 5 are ositioned at right angles to the rails to c ose the spaces between their ends and the bod of the vehicle.

The rack is collapse by foldin the endmembers upon the. rails as in 'cated in broken lines in Figure 1 and loosening the clamp nut 14 which maintains the structure in its extended condition. i

Owing to the lazy tongs construction of the uprlghts and the Wings the entire device is readily folded b downward movement of the rails, and it will 'be observed that in its collapsed condition the entire device occuies but a space forward of and below the longitudinal edge of the running board substantially equal to the combined width of its rails.

Havin thus described my improved luggage rac in the most convenient and practical forms at present known to me, I desire it understood that variations in the construction and arrangement of its parts may be resorted to within the spirit of my invention as defined in the hereunto appended claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

1. A luggage rack for automobiles comprising in combination With the running board of an automobile, brackets attached at the edgethereof, and each having horizontal andarcuate slots, lazy tongs uprights having pivot pins in the slots 'of the brackets, rails connected to the uprights, and means for maintaining the uprights in an extended position.

2. A luggage rack for automobiles comprising in combination with the running board of an automobile, brackets attached at the edge thereof, and each having horizontal and arcuate slots, lazy tongs uprights maarre having pivot pins in the slots ofthe brackets, rails connected to the uprights, and a nut applied to one of said ins for clamping the uprights in an extended position.

3. A collapsible luggage rack comprising in combination with the running board of an automobile, brackets extendin belowV the edge thereof, lazy tong uprig ts movably connected to the brackets, parallel rails pivotally connected to the uprights and spaced to fall upon each other when said uprights are in a folded condition, and means on the brackets engaging with the uprights for locking the latter in their extended position.

4. A collapsible luggage rack for automobiles comprising in combination brackiets adapted for connection at the edge of the running board of an automobile, lazy tong uprights movably connected outside of the brackets, arallel rails pivotally connected to the uprights and spaced to fall upon each other when said uprights are in .a folded condition, end members at the endv of the rails to fold upon the same, and'means on the brackets engaging with the uprights for locking the latter in their extended position.

5. A collapsible luggage rack for automobiles comprising in combination brackets adapted for connection at the edge of the running board of an automobile, lazy tong uprights movably connected outside of the brackets, parallel rails pivotally connected vto the uprlghts and spaced to fall upon each other when said uprights are in a folded condition, lazy tong end members at the ends of the rails, adapted to fold in conformity with the uprights, andmeans for locking the uprights in their extended position. v

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

FRANK M. STO'LL. 

